Head-to-head
JL Smokers vs ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
2 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
21 head-to-head wins
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has taken the last 19 meetings.
Career comparison
| JL Smokers | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Contests | 298 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 33 |
| 5 | Category wins | 94 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 60 |
| 97.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 99.2% |
| 94.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 96.2% |
| top 45% | Avg finish | top 19% |
| ±2.02% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.33% |
Overall scores show as a share of a perfect total (Master /720, Backyard /360) so the two series compare fairly.
Meat by meat (who finishes ahead when both enter the category)
| JL Smokers | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 19 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 19 |
| 9 | Pork (23 meetings) | 14 |
| 7 | Brisket (23 meetings) | 16 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery 4 times — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 2 times — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 2 times — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 2 times — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 2 times — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.08 points at Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival (2023-09-01)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.3084 points at Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) (2019-11-08)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | JL Smokers | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 30 / 75 (686.2172) | 10 / 75 (693.6228) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 22 / 44 (684.4684) | 6 / 44 (697.0744) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 40 / 56 (677.6000) | 7 / 56 (699.3716) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 8 / 45 (693.0972) | 7 / 45 (695.9428) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2025-09-05 | Uniquely Union Festival | 15 / 25 (679.2912) | 1 / 25 (698.7768) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 44 / 66 (673.6000) | 3 / 66 (701.6340) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 34 / 58 (681.5884) | 1 / 58 (708.5488) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 130 / 444 (685.0284) | 37 / 444 (695.9312) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 72 / 169 (686.2056) | 54 / 169 (690.1824) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 56 / 76 (670.1484) | 22 / 76 (691.3716) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 14 / 30 (675.9088) | 4 / 30 (687.9084) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 15 / 35 (690.7772) | 1 / 35 (702.2516) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 12 / 45 (689.0744) | 4 / 45 (698.2400) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 16 / 21 (664.4228) | 1 / 21 (700.5028) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 16 / 76 (690.7772) | 4 / 76 (696.4912) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 16 / 23 (680.4224) | 7 / 23 (696.4912) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 11 / 35 (693.6456) | 5 / 35 (699.9544) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 14 / 34 (685.0052) | 5 / 34 (698.8116) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) | 7 / 35 (685.0512) | 1 / 35 (699.3600) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2021-07-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland | 3 / 19 (689.6228) | 5 / 19 (686.1596) | JL Smokers |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland | 17 / 39 (681.6112) | 5 / 39 (693.6228) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) | 26 / 33 (661.5424) | 6 / 33 (689.6112) | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 23 / 47 (669.5652) | 26 / 47 (667.2568) | JL Smokers |